SB 143-MUNICIPAL SCHOOL BOARD TERMS                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:58:39 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN  announced the consideration  of SENATE BILL  NO. 143                                                               
"An  Act relating  to the  terms  of office  of municipal  school                                                               
board members; and providing for an effective date."                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR TOBIN stated  this was the second bill hearing  for SB 143.                                                               
SB 143 has a zero fiscal note.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
3:59:12 PM                                                                                                                    
MIKE MASON, Staff, Senator Löki  Tobin, Alaska State Legislature,                                                               
Juneau, Alaska,  provided an explanation  of changes for  SB 143,                                                               
version A to version N.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
[Original punctuation provided.]                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
         Senate Bill 143  Municipal School Board Terms                                                                      
        Explanation of Changes - Version A to Version N                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     Section 3    The  phrase "approved  by the  voters" was                                                                  
     added to the  sentence that begins on page  1, line 14.                                                                    
     As a  result, a  vote of the  people would  be required                                                                    
     before the governing body of a municipality can alter                                                                      
     the terms of office for school board members.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:59:37 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN solicited a motion.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:59:38 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR STEVENS moved to adopt the committee substitute (CS) for                                                                
SB 143, work order 34-LS0781\N, as the working document.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:59:55 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN found no objection and CSSB 143 was adopted as the                                                                  
working document.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
4:00:09 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN solicited the will of the committee.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
4:00:17 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR STEVENS moved to report CSSB 143, work order 34-                                                                        
LS0781\N, from committee with individual recommendations and                                                                    
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
4:00:31 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN found no objection and CSSB 143(EDC) was reported                                                                   
from the Senate Education Standing Committee.